The document summarizes feedback from questionnaires given to the target audience of 16-18 year olds about a documentary, radio trailer, and double page spread created by the author. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with most respondents rating the enjoyment and professionalism of the documentary, radio trailer, and double page spread as 9 or 10 on a scale of 1 to 10. Respondents also agreed that the use of interviews, music, voiceover and variety of shots in the documentary kept them entertained and informed. This positive feedback validated that the author had successfully created media following conventions of the genres to appeal to and inform the target audience.

1. What have your learnt
from your audience
feedback?
Reshma Chitroda

2. As part of our research and planning for the production of our documentary,
we created questionnaires to see what our target audience knew about the
topic and what they like to see in documentaries about university fees. The
students we asked we between the age of 16 and 18 and in the majority of
their responses they said statistics, stock footage, a variety of shots, a
voiceover, music and expert interviews. We included all of these factors and
many more to satisfy our viewers. Once our documentary was complete
along with the double page spread and radio trailer we put together a
questionnaire based on the documentary, double page article and radio
trailer to see whether our documentary was suitable for our target audience.

3. Documentary

4. On a scale of 1 to 10, how much did you enjoy
our documentary?
When we asked our target
audience of how much they
enjoyed our documentary,
the majority of them aged
between 17 and 18 gave it a
positive answer of 9 or 10.
This was a good start as it
indicated we had created a
documentary up to their
expectations compared to a
professional one.

5. How professional does our documentary look?
We asked how how professional they thought our documentary was and again we
had a positive response with the majority answering ‘very’. This also indicated to us
that we had followed all the typical documentary conventions and took into
consideration of what our target audience expected.

6. Were there enough shots to keep you entertained?
When students were asked whether they felt there were enough shots to keep them
intrigued in the documentary, everyone said yes which was very encouraging for us as
we knew our documentary consisted of a variety of shots which is a main documentary
convention.

7. Did the music contribute positively to the documentary?
As we created our own music for our documentary, we asked if the audience felt
it contributed well, again everyone gave an confident response of ‘yes’ which
also indicated we had created an appropriate piece of music in order for our
documentary to sound and look professional.

8. Was the voiceover informative enough?
For our documentary, one of our group members volunteered to do the
voiceover which we recorded in the recording studio. This was for clarity
purposes and for it to sound more professional. We asked it the audience felt it
was informative enough, and again, they all said ‘yes’ which meant we had
included enough research and statistics to inform them of the rise in university
fees.

9. Do you feel like the interviews contributed appropriately to the
documentary?
We then asked if they felt the interviews contributed well and appropriately towards
the documentary, again we had a highly positive response as they all said ‘yes. This
indicated to us that we had chose the right people to interview who had enough
knowledge on the topic of university fees for them to give detailed responses to the
questions they were being asked.

10. Do you feel like you learnt much throughout the
documentary?
We asked if they felt they learnt much throughout the documentary, 69%
responded by saying relatively and 31% said very which is still a positive
outcome and shows we included new research and statistics which they are now
aware of most they need to know about university fees.

11. Radio Trail
We asked varies questions about our radio trailer to find out whether our target
audience liked it.
On a scale of 1 to 10, how much did How professional does our
you enjoy our radio trail? radio trail sound?
We asked on a scale of 1-10 of how much they enjoyed the radio trail, we had a mixed response to this
but the majority giving an average 7. this was still positive for us, however I feel that we should have
had more voiceover and less documentary extracts but I feel we still have a professional radio trail. We
also asked how professional they thought our radio trail was, we had a good response as 50% said very
and 50% said relatively. This was still positive as we were able to see that we still had a very good radio
trail which sounded professional.

12. Did the music contribute positively to the radio trail?
When we asked if the music contributed well towards the radio trail, the majority
responses with yes and only one said no. this was encouraging for us as it
indicated we had followed the radio trail conventions.

13. Were the snippets from the documentary appropriate?
We asked if they felt the snipped used in the radio trail from the documentary were
appropriate, they all answered yes which showed we had used the right extracts to
advertise the documentary and also gives a very promising outcome.

14. Does the radio trail make you want to watch the
documentary?
When we asked if the radio trail made them want to watch the documentary, they all
replied saying yes except for one person, this is very encouraging and it indicated to
us that we have a professional radio trailer and also shows we had followed the
majority of the conventions in order to keep it realistic.

15. Double Page Spread
On a scale of 1 to 10, how much did you How professional does our double
enjoy our double page spread? page spread look?
We asked our audience on a scale of 1-10 how much they enjoyed our double
page spread. We got a mixed response from this but was still positive for us as the
majority rated it 9. We also asked how professional they thought our double page
spread looked, again there were a mixture of responses but the majority replied
with very and relatively. This indicated to us that we created a professional looking
double page spread and followed the codes and conventions.

16. Do you feel like there was an appropriate amount of text?
We asked if they felt there was an appropriate amount of text on the double page
spread, most people said yes and some said no, this was because they felt there
were too many wide gaps between images and paragraphs which made the article
look a bit empty.

17. Does the house style fit with the documentary?
When we asked if the house style matched the documentary, the majority said yes
with two people saying no. This was still a positive outcome for us as we felt we
carried on following the house style in order for our documentary to be recognized.

18. Was the overall aesthetic eye-catching?
We asked if the overall aesthetic was eye catching and the majority again said
yes. This was encouraging as it showed we had made sure it was appealing to
our target audience and also included all the information needed along with the
conventions.

19. Does the article make you want to watch the
documentary?
We asked if the article would make them want to watch the documentary,
again the majority answered yes. This was very good feedback for us as it
conveys we followed all the conventions and showed we took into
consideration what we found in research and planning. This also indicates how
well we promoted the documentary through the double page article.